Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Hail, Caesar! |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Fire at Sea |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Fire at Sea |
| Festival date | 11–21 February 2016 |
| Website | www |
The 66th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11 to 21 February 2016, with American actress Meryl Streep as the president of the jury. [1] [2] The Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement was presented to German cinematographer Michael Ballhaus. [3]
Hail, Caesar! , directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, was selected to open the festival. [4] The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian documentary Fire at Sea , directed by Gianfranco Rosi, which also serves as closing night film. [5] [6] [7]
The following films were selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards: [12] [13] [14]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Weeks | 24 Wochen | Anne Zohra Berrached | Germany |
| Alone in Berlin | Vincent Pérez | Germany, France, United Kingdom | |
| Being 17 | Quand on a 17 ans | André Téchiné | France |
| Boris Without Béatrice | Boris sans Béatrice | Denis Côté | Canada |
| The Commune | Kollektivet | Thomas Vinterberg | Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands |
| Crosscurrent | 长江图 | Yang Chao | China |
| Death in Sarajevo | Smrt u Sarajevu | Danis Tanović | Bosnia and Herzegovina, France |
| A Dragon Arrives! | اژدها وارد میشود! | Mani Haghighi | Iran |
| Fire at Sea | Fuocoammare | Gianfranco Rosi | Italy, France |
| Genius | Michael Grandage | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Hedi | Inhebbek Hedi | Mohamed Ben Attia | Tunisia, Belgium, France |
| A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery | Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis | Lav Diaz | Philippines, Singapore |
| Letters from War | Cartas da Guerra | Ivo Ferreira | Portugal |
| Midnight Special | Jeff Nichols | United States | |
| Soy Nero | Rafi Pitts | Germany, France, Mexico | |
| Things to Come | L'Avenir | Mia Hansen-Løve | France, Germany |
| United States of Love | Zjednoczone stany miłości | Tomasz Wasilewski | Poland, Sweden |
| Zero Days | Alex Gibney | United States | |
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: [4] [14]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chi-Raq | Spike Lee | United States | |
| Hail, Caesar! | Joel and Ethan Coen | ||
| News from Planet Mars | Des nouvelles de la planète Mars | Dominik Moll | France, Belgium |
| Saint-Amour | Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern | ||
| The Patriarch | Mahana | Lee Tamahori | New Zealand |
The following films were selected for the Panorama section: [15] [16] [17]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| I, Olga Hepnarová | Já, Olga Hepnarová | Tomáš Weinreb, Petr Kazda | Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, France |
| Junction 48 | Udi Aloni | Israel, Germany, United States | |
| The First, the Last | Les Premiers, les Derniers | Bouli Lanners | France, Belgium |
| Maggie's Plan | Rebecca Miller | United States | |
| Nakom | Kelly Daniela Norris, T. W. Pittman | Ghana, United States | |
| Remainder | Omer Fast | United Kingdom, Germany | |
| On the Other Side | S one strane | Zrinko Ogresta | Croatia, Serbia |
| Starve Your Dog | Hicham Lasri | Morocco | |
| Sand Storm | סופת חול | Elite Zexer | Israel |
| Paris 05:59 | Théo et Hugo dans le même bateau | Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau | France |
| The Ones Below | David Farr | United Kingdom | |
| War on Everyone | John Michael McDonagh | United Kingdom | |
| Aloys | Tobias Nölle | Switzerland, France | |
| The Tenth Man | El rey del Once | Daniel Burman | Argentina |
| Goat | Andrew Neel | United States | |
| Fukushima, mon Amour | Grüße aus Fukushima | Doris Dörrie | Germany |
| Indignation | James Schamus | United States | |
| Jonathan | Piotr J. Lewandowski | Germany | |
| Tomcat | Kater | Klaus Händl | Austria |
| The Black Frost | La helada negra | Maximiliano Schonfeld | Argentina |
| Lantouri | لانتوری | Reza Dormishian | Iran |
| Little Men | Ira Sachs | United States | |
| The Wounded Angel | Жаралы періште | Emir Baigazin | Kazakhstan, France, Germany |
| While the Women Are Sleeping | Wayne Wang | Japan | |
| Time Was Endless | Antes o tempo não acabava | Sérgio Andrade, Fábio Baldo | Brazil, Germany |
| All of a Sudden | Auf Einmal | Aslı Özge | Germany, Netherlands, France |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Aquí no ha pasado nada | Alejandro Fernández Almendras | Chile, United States, France |
| The Bacchus Lady | 죽여주는 여자 | E J-yong | South Korea |
| Road to Istanbul | La Route d'Istanbul | Rachid Bouchareb | Algeria, France, Belgium |
| Don't Call Me Son | Mãe só há uma | Anna Muylaert | Brazil |
| You'll Never Be Alone | Nunca vas a estar solo | Álex Anwandter | Chile |
| Dog Days | San Fu Tian | Jordan Schiele | Hong Kong, China |
| Shelley | Ali Abbasi | Denmark, Sweden | |
| Shepherds and Butchers | Oliver Schmitz | South Africa, United States, Germany | |
The following films were selected for the Panorama Dokumente section: [15] [16] [17]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don't Blink – Robert Frank | Laura Israel | United States, France | |
| Hotel Dallas | Livia Ungur, Sherng-Lee Huang | Romania, United States | |
| The GDR Complex | Der Ost-Komplex | Jochen Hick | Germany |
| Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures | Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | United States, Germany | |
| Mariupolis | Mantas Kvedaravičius | Lithuania, Germany, France, Ukraine | |
| Uncle Howard | Aaron Brookner | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Brothers of the Night | Brüder der Nacht | Patric Chiha | Austria |
| Curumim | Marcos Prado | Brazil | |
| Europe, She Loves | Jan Gassmann | Switzerland, Germany | |
| Inside the Chinese Closet | Sophia Luvarà | Netherlands | |
| Kiki | Sara Jordenö | Sweden, United States | |
| Strike a Pose | Ester Gould, Reijer Zwaan | Netherlands | |
| The Lovers and the Despot | Rob Cannan, Ross Adam | United Kingdom | |
| Weekends | Lee Dong-ha | South Korea | |
| Who's Gonna Love Me Now? | Tomer Heymann, Barak Heymann | Israel, United Kingdom | |
| My Land | Wu Tu | Fan Jian | China |
| Zona Norte | Monika Treut | Germany | |
The following films were selected to be screened as part of Teddy Award's 30th anniversary celebration: [15]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Berlin Harlem | Lothar Lambert, Wolfram Zobus | West Germany | |
| Different from the Others | Anders als die Andern | Richard Oswald | Germany |
| Before Stonewall | Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg | United States | |
| The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors | Die Betörung der Blauen Matrosen | Ulrike Ottinger | West Germany |
| The Meadow of Things | Die Wiese der Sachen | Heinz Emigholz | West Germany |
| Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities | Gendernauts – Eine Reise durch die Geschlechter | Monika Treut | Germany |
| I Shot Andy Warhol | Mary Harron | United States | |
| I, You, He, She | Je, tu, il, elle | Chantal Akerman | France, Belgium |
| Looking for Langston | Isaac Julien | United Kingdom | |
| Hide and Seek | Machboim | Dan Wolman | Israel |
| Marble Ass | Želimir Žilnik | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | |
| Nitrate Kisses | Barbara Hammer | United States | |
| The Watermelon Woman | Cheryl Dunye | United States | |
| Tongues Untied | Marlon Riggs | United States | |
| A Whole Night | Toute une nuit | Chantal Akerman | France, Belgium |
| In a Glass Cage | Tras el cristal | Agustí Villaronga | Spain |
The following films were selected for the Berlinale Special section: [12]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Serious Game | Den allvarsamma leken | Pernilla August | Sweden, Denmark, Norway |
| Miles Ahead | Don Cheadle | United States | |
| A Quiet Passion | Terence Davies | United Kingdom, Belgium | |
| National Bird | Sonia Kennebeck | United States | |
| Creepy | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan | |
| The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger | Colin MacCabe, Christopher Roth, Bartek Dziadosz, Tilda Swinton | United Kingdom | |
| Where to Invade Next | Michael Moore | United States | |
| The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble | Morgan Neville | United States | |
The following prizes were awarded: [3] [5] [6] [18] [19] [20] [21]